Where is the best place to eat seafood in Shenzhen?

As a port city, Shenzhen is a must-visit place for seafood. Freshness and affordability are the biggest features of seafood here. So where should you go to eat seafood?

Huacheng Fish Port

Hua Cheng Fish Port started as a street side stall. With its authentic taste and fast service, it has become a popular seafood restaurant even among locals. With over ten years of good reputation, Hua Cheng is a familiar name to many Shenzhen natives. As the business grew, the restaurant expanded its space. Before 6 o'clock every day, both the first and second floors are already filled with diners. The popularity of the restaurant is a testament to its fresh seafood and authentic flavors. Popular dishes include Salt and Pepper Mantis Shrimp, Grilled Oysters, Spicy Crab, Razor Clams, and Stir-Fried Clams with Black Bean Sauce.

Gold Rice Field clay pot congee

Jindaoyuan Sand Pot Congee has sixteen branches in Shenzhen, but the flagship store on Leyuan Road is the classic one. The small wooden tables and chairs give people a nostalgia of small restaurants from a few years ago. The seafood congee is the signature dish, and the choice of seafood can be customized according to personal preference. The highly praised combinations are crab and shrimp, cooked slowly in the sand pot to infuse the flavors into the rice, creating a light and refreshing taste, suitable for tired travelers. Popular dishes include crab and shrimp sand pot congee, crab, abalone and shrimp congee, signature sand pot congee, stir-fried clams with black bean sauce, and grilled eggplant.

Master's Guild Seafood Restaurant

Master Guild Seafood Restaurant is a well-known restaurant in Shenzhen, highly recognized by the locals. During the evening, the third floor is always full, and the sunset glow of the harbor radiates a warm yellow color, creating a lively atmosphere in the entire restaurant. Diners enjoy delicious food and casual conversations while admiring the view. It is worth mentioning that most restaurants in Shenzhen tend to have mild flavors, but spicy food lovers can enjoy authentic Sichuan and Hunan flavors here. Popular dishes include Salt and Pepper Prawns, Ginger Scallion Crabs, Steamed Scallops with Vermicelli, and Spicy Red Oil Fish.

Donghuang Seafood Restaurant

Donghuang Seafood Restaurant has an elegant environment and spacious place, overall it is more upscale than Shigong Guild, there are many private rooms in the restaurant, suitable for family gatherings. If you come here for dining, don't miss the Stir-Fried Rice with Sea Urchin, the sea urchin is fragrant, sweet, and delicious when stir-fried, the rice grains are not greasy or dry, it is a delicious dish favored by restaurant staff. Popular dishes: Stir-Fried Rice with Sea Urchin, Elephant-foot clam porridge, Steamed abalone with fruit peel, Steamed scallops with minced garlic, Salt and pepper local conch.

Kang Le Yu Zai Dang

Kang Le Fish Market is a unique seafood restaurant with no fixed menu. The dishes are decided based on the day's catch, and there are only about thirteen options available. It offers typical Chaozhou-style cuisine. Despite this, even before Kang Le Fish Market opens, it is already crowded with customers, indicating its popularity. Popular dishes include Salt and Pepper Nine Gut Fish, Steamed Horsehead Fish with Sour Plum Sauce, Baked Clams with Black Bean Sauce, Fried Oyster Omelette, and Pan-Fried Yellow Croaker.

79 Fishing Boat Seafood-themed Restaurant

No. 79 Fishing Boat Seafood is unique in its restaurant decoration and dining experience. From the beginning of the design, the restaurant structure adopts the shape of a fishing boat, and the interior is decorated with fishing nets, wheel and starfish to fit the "fishing boat" theme. The available area of the restaurant is as big as a small football field. Travelers can catch the seafood they want to eat on the spot, and then the conveyor belt will deliver the seafood to the transparent glass back kitchen. Watching the birth of delicious food is also a unique dining experience. Popular dishes: Deep Sea Fish Oil Seaweed Rice, Garlic Grilled Bouleng, Sea King Soup, Uncle San's Grilled Lobster.

Hi Luo Seafood

Hello Lobster Seafood is also a themed restaurant, with its interior style and seafood dishes all closely related to the "ocean style". The restaurant's decoration is mainly blue, the surrounding lights create a cool blue tone, and even the dishes on the table are all in dark colors. However, Hello Lobster Seafood is famous for its spicy and numbing flavor, with the hot and spicy snails served in cold-toned tableware, creating an interesting contrast between taste and visual sensation.